Nestroy Quotes & Sayings

Ossie Davis was a man with great integrity, great honor and someone who I feel has done us all a great service just by being on the Earth. — Bill Cobbs

I will remain on Spartacus's side, never with the Caesars, and even against science I am going to maintain my trust in the ability of the working masses to free themselves from the yoke of capitalism, since whoever has seen the masses in action knows that it is possible. — Leonardo Padura

The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me. — Marvin Hagler

The Devil is by no means the worst that there is; I would rather have dealings with him than with many a human being. He honours his agreements much more promptly than many a swindler on Earth. To be true, when payment is due he comes on the dot; just as twelve strikes, fetches his soul and goes off home to Hell like a good Devil. He's just a businessman as is right and proper. - -J.N. NESTROY, Hollenangst — Clive Barker

Surely one zoo in the world should have the courage to draw the ultimate conclusion about our ancestry? A cage with Homo Sapiens in all its varying forms, perhaps then we would understand ourselves better. The question of course is whether the other animals would approve of it.
— Cees Nooteboom

You scratch a preacher a little bit, and you'll get an actor. — John Cullum

Inventions are smarter than their inventors — Larrie D. Ferreiro

We are simply human beings. So it is important for us to treat each other in that capacity. — Justin Sane

Let us go back to the Lord. The Lord never tires of forgiving: never! It is we who tire of asking his forgiveness. Let us ask for the grace not to tire of asking forgiveness, because he never tires of forgiving. — Pope Francis

I tried carrying the weight of the world. But I only have two hands. — Avicii

The only reason anything's wrong is because someone says it is. — Rose Foster

There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters. — Neil Young

Purpose provides activation energy for living. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The legal bias for special protection for women has begun to wreak havoc with the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. — Warren Farrell

Don't take anything for granite. That's what tombstones are made of. — John R. Erickson